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If you're suffering from back strains, spasms or sore muscles, Therion's Balance Magnetic Back Brace offers an effective, natural remedy for back pain relief that can help to significantly accelerate your recovery. 28 powerful, 4,300 gauss magnets penetrate deeply into your back to ease the pain and improve flexibility.

Back spasms, cramps and stiffness generally occur when your muscles do not receive adequate oxygen and nutrients, or because an injury causes swelling and tissue damage. By increasing blood circulation, the Balance Back Brace aids in providing more oxygen and nutrients to your lumbar muscles – helping to relieve back pain naturally and restore your flexibility. As circulation is increased, toxins resulting from the injury are removed more rapidly, reducing swelling and speeding up your recovery from back injury.

Therion® supports and braces are made with patented Acticel™ high-performance fabric. Acticel™ provides superior compressive support, and offers significant advantages over other neoprene and elastic support materials.

Acticel™ technology maintains an ideal comfort zone between your skin and the support at any level of physical activity, allowing Therion orthopedic supports to be worn for long periods of time without overheating and without perspiration build-up.

Therion's Magnetic Back Brace is fully adjustable to address pain that is higher or lower on your spine. The back belt can also be rotated to accommodate pain over your hip. Velcro allows for a custom fit, and our patented Acticel™ breathable material means you can wear your Balance Back Brace comfortably all day long.

Please note: Not everyone can use magnets. There are a few restrictions.

Name

Balance Magnetic Back Brace

Magnet Size

3/4" diameter x 1/4" thick

Magnet Quantity

28

Polarity

Bio-North (Negative) facing the body

Type of Magnet(s)

Anisotropic Ceramic

Manufacturer Gauss Rating

4,300 G

Surface Gauss

1,200 G

Effective Penetration

5¼" (13 cm)

Maximum Penetration

N/A

Material

Acticel™ patented high performance orthopedic material

Color

Black

Country of Manufacture

United States

Effective penetration depth is the maximum distance a magnetic field can penetrate while still remaining therapeutically effective.

The highly specialized magnets and technology used in Therion products greatly increase both the strength and effective penetration depth. More powerful magnetic fields with an increased effective penetration range provide greatly improved relief of discomfort and the ability to reach deeper tissue.

Manufacturer Gauss Rating indicates the maximum amount of magnetic energy that a specific type and grade of magnet can absorb.

Although the Mfr. Gauss Rating remains constant, it does not (by itself) indicate a magnet's actual strength. The size (mass) of a magnet significantly affects overall strength and penetration. (More mass = More overall energy)

Technology info

Maximum penetration depth is the distance from a magnets surface where its magnetic field strength drops to zero. A magnetic field has no therapeutic value beyond its effective penetration depth so maximum penetration depth is a meaningless measurement.

Ceramic magnets are available as Isotopic or Anisotropic.

Anisotropic ceramic magnets are exposed to a strong magnetic field early in the manufacturing process (before they are hardened) to orient the molecules in the same direction.

Once the material has been hardened and machined it is magnetized again to maximum saturation. This double magnetization process maximizes the magnetic strength properties, and creates a permanent magnetic field.

Isotropic ceramic magnets are not pre-magnetized, so when the material hardens its molecules are randomly oriented. As a result the material cannot store as much magnetic energy when magnetized at the end of the process, so the magnet is much weaker. Due to their random molecular orientation, Isotropic will lose strength quickly so they are not permanent.

What is Acticel?

Acticel™ is a high-performance orthopedic material that provides superior compressive support, and offers significant advantages over other neoprene and elastic support materials.

The comfort problem with orthopedic supports

Traditional Neoprene supports provide excellent compression, but are non-breathable so they prevent heat and sweat from escaping. This causes over-heating and excessive sweat build-up, making them very uncomfortable to wear for more then a short period of time.

While having advantages over traditional non-breathable Neoprene in certain circumstances, “Breathable” supports provide minimal therapeutic heat benefit because of their uncontolled heat loss. This causes condensation of sweat, which cools the skin. At higher levels of activity, the support will eventually become soaking wet and very uncomfortable. There is also a significant reduction in the compressive and elastic qualities of the material.

What are the benefits of Acticel™?

Acticel™ creates a perfect therapeutic microclimate between your skin and the support by maintaining optimum therapeutic temperature and low moisture (sweat) at any level of physical activity.

This patented technology is why Therion orthopedic supports can be worn for long periods of time without overheating and without sweat build-up.

How does Acticel™ work?

Acticel™ uses a pattern of dome-shaped vapor chambers, each with a tiny hole at the top to replicate the way the leaves of a plant transpire (lose water vapor).

While resting, excess body heat and perspiration rise into the dome-shaped chambers and exit through the tiny holes at a controlled rate. The chambers flex and stretch with each movement of the body, causing excess heat and perspiration to be pumped out of the small holes. This also allows cooler, drier air to enter from the outside.

The unique pumping action of the vapor chambers increases and decreases with the user's level of physical activity. This ensures that body heat, blood flow and compression remain consistent during a wide range of activities.

What is the science behind Acticel™?

Acticel™ technology is based on the laws of thermodynamics and diffusion where heat will always move from an area of high temperature to an area of low temperature; and water vapor will tend to move from an area of higher density to an area of lower density in order to regain equilibrium.

The unique design of the Acticel™ vapor chamber provides the required air space for excess perspiration to evaporate and collect as vapor. This creates the necessary conditions to establish a steep diffusion gradient at the tiny hole on top of the chamber, allowing maximum removal of vapor, while minimizing therapeutic heat loss.

Size

Measurement*

Item No.

Medium

24" – 32"

OS415

Large

33" – 42"

OS416

X-Large

43" – 52"

OS417

* Measure around your waist. Use this measurement to select the proper size from the chart.